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Month: February 2020

TA day 94 Upper Waiau Forks to Anne hut

Posted on 15/02/202017/02/2020 by antoine

35km total 2032km 9 hours Looks like I had a cold night. My short was frozen and also my bottle of shampoo froze and so everything was soaked in soap this morning. I took me some time to clean this mess up. But I was able to eat my breakfast with the first sunshines of […]

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TA day 93 Upper Travers hut to Waiau Forks

Posted on 11/02/202017/02/2020 by antoine

23km total 1998km 11:30 hours ÀWhat a long and fantastic day. I try to get out of the overcrowded hut rapidly and the cold morning makes me walk fast. I overtake a few other hikers and I am feeling good. I reach the Travers saddle easily so I decide to do some rock scrambling above […]

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TA day 92 Lakehead hut to Upper traverse hut

Posted on 06/02/202017/02/2020 by antoine

20km total 1975km 5 hours I am feeling great and enjoy the walk up the valley. I have a lunch break at John Tarn hut after having crossed a few rivers. The trail is really easy to walk on so I am fast walking on it. I had a cold shower at the river next […]

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TA day 91 St Arnaud to Lakehead hut

Posted on 05/02/202017/02/2020 by antoine

10km total 1955km 2 hours Slow start after a fantastic night with hikers friends at the Lodge. We had a few whiskeys so the start this morning was slow and complicated. I was still a little hangover but forced me to hike despite the still cloudy weather. The cold air was perfect for my cloudy […]

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TA day 90 zero day in St Arnaud

Posted on 04/02/202010/02/2020 by antoine

0km total 1945 km 0 hours Today the forecast are bad and it is raining so we decided to have a rest day and enjoy some luxury of the normal World. I had a milkshake and basically spend my day resting, eating and doing my laundry. I also visited the village, the DOC visitors center […]

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TA day 89 Porter’s Creek hut to St Arnaud

Posted on 03/02/202010/02/2020 by antoine
TA day 89 Porter’s Creek hut to St Arnaud

32km total 1945km 10 hours Finally going back to civilization! But first it is a long way to the village of St Arnaud. I am already dreaming of fresh food and sincerely hope that there will be bacon in the burger I will eat tonight (for the record, it did). The trail goes up a […]

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TA day 88 Top Wairoa hut to Porter’s Creek hut

Posted on 02/02/202010/02/2020 by antoine
TA day 88 Top Wairoa hut to Porter’s Creek hut

17km total 1913km 7.5 hours The weather is cool and I am feeling great. I am fast going up to the first ridge and really enjoyed the walk. It was a little bit windy but it was okay. I passed the 1900km mark and damn the time and the kilometers are flying by. The trail […]

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TA day 87 Mt Rintoul hut to Top Wairoa hut

Posted on 01/02/202010/02/2020 by antoine

22km total 1896km 11 hours It was hot in the hut last night. Because of the sandflies we had to keep the windows closed and because of the size of the hut it was really hot. The Alpine landscape disappeared and was replaced by another forest. I made a break just after Tarn hut and […]

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